About C&S Music | Resources for the Music Industry

A company dedicated to helping musicians learn about music business and the music industry so they can pursue their dream career.

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How C&S Music Started

We started C&S music after moving to a small town outside of San Diego – a town that didn’t have many music education options for residents. We had to build our Music Teaching business from the ground up, and learned a lot of things about the music industry the hard way.

The C&S Music Mission: Providing Resources for the Music Industry

Here at C&S Music, we are passionate about helping musicians navigate the difficult waters of the music industry.
Our story is one familiar to many – as music majors, there was very little we learned of music business and we had very little real-world music marketing experience. When we started C&S Music, there was a lot of learning we had to do, and we had to do it on the fly. Everything from marketing to building a quality website, from social media to building an email list was completely new.
Now on the other side, we have gained so much invaluable experience and we want to help other musicians and private music teachers to grow without having to learn on their own! So we started the C&S Music blog and have grown over the years to offer other services to help musicians and music teachers grow.

Our Goals

how we help musicians and music teachers succeed

01
Music Education

We believe in the power of music for all ages, and want to help as many people access music education as possible through teaching our own students and equipping other teachers.

02
Music Business Resources

Something we weren’t taught in school? Music Business. We want to share what we’ve learned in real-life experience in business and marketing to help musicians and music teachers thrive.

03
Music Community

As with the rest of life, Musicians and Music Teachers are most successful when in community with each other. Learning and growing together is the fastest path to success.

The C&S Music Team

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Alyssa Villagrana

Author, Designer, Instructor

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Hi! I’m Alyssa.

I started my musical journey before I can even remember – from the second I started talking, I was singing. I studied piano starting at the age of 5, and started singing seriously when I got to high school. I studied Classical Vocal Performance at Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles, and got to travel all over the world with their world renowned Chamber Singers, singing in the Vatican, St. Peters Cathedral, Notre Dame, and other similar places.
When I moved to Ramona, I started my private music teaching business and became a coach for the Worship Team at Mountain View Community Church, and jumped into the blogging world. When I had my daughter in 2023, my business jumped to almost exclusively online, and we’ve been running with it ever since!

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John Villagrana

Instructor, Technician

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Hi! I’m John.

From honor bands, to conducting opportunities, to composition and theory I have been able to experience music and musicianship from various genres and points of view. I studied Music Education at Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles, and learned to play and teach over 10 instruments during my time there, as well as how to lead and play with musicians, students and teachers alike. I am currently music director for the incredible music program at Mountain View Community Church, where we are committed to growing strong musicians and leaders. Regardless of where you are at in your musical journey there is always something to improve and that is what we here at C&S music want to do for you!

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